My Journey as a Novelist

Here’s a well-stated, strong argument in favor of self-publishing. If you’re new writer, there simply are no good reasons to go with a traditional publishing house. That’s right. Zero. Zip. Nada. self-publish, expressed very well.

I’ve been wracking my brain all damned day about the new dramatics facing Amazon. The more I research indie publishing versus legacy publishing, the more inclined I am to urge fledgling authors to consider publishing independently. I also advise all authors to follow Barry Eisler, one of the most respected traditional to indie published authors I know.

I met Barry on Myspace roughly ten years ago. At the time, I didn’t know who he was-I was just networking and ran across him by chance. I was shocked to find that this NYT Bestseller actually talked openly and directly to me-not something that had ever happened to me before. It was nice, too-talking to a real live human and not a cursory exchange that I would otherwise expect from a famed author.

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...” -Dr.Seuss